Dual offices case: President bound to comply with court's orders, says LHC

AK Dogar said that the courts can get anyone punished by leveling contempt charges against them.


Web Desk December 07, 2012

LAHORE: Even if President Asif Ali Zardari was not answerable to anyone, he was bound to comply with court’s orders, observed the Lahore High Court on Friday while hearing the dual offices case against the president, Express News reported.

The petitioner's counsel Advocate AK Dogar, in his statement before the full judicial bench, said that the courts can get anyone punished by leveling contempt charges against them.

Dogar further argued that crimes are carried out under “personal capacity” and that they did not have anything to do with the position a person holds.

The court adjourned the hearing till December 10.

Earlier, Advocate Wasim Sajjad, the federation’s counsel, had concluded his arguments over the maintainability of the contempt petition.

However, as the bench resumed proceedings, Advocate Sajjad struggled to get the court’s permission to continue his arguments on the maintainability issue, as he has already started arguments on the constitutional immunity enjoyed by president during the last hearing.

COMMENTS (7)

Mirza | 11 years ago | Reply

LHC is once again dismembering democracy brick by brick keeping up with their dark history. In addition they are trying to dismember the federation by making decisions already rejected by the elected assemblies of other provinces.

Salahuddin | 11 years ago | Reply

A.K.Dogar is trying to portray the LHC as martial law court and it can level contempt of court charges against anyone. It doesn't appeal to fair justice. Democracy demands to shun our prejudices and misleading arguments while in a court of law and am sure it will also be against the legal practice. If Zardari, Nawas Sharif, a general or a judge is guilty of any violation of law or constitution he must be punished but fairly and justly.

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